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Wandsworth 1922
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
101
No action has been taken with regard to unsound meat, and no carcases were condemned during the year. By far the greater proportion of the meat sold in the Borough has been inspected in the Central Markets before being sold to retailers.
| In 1914. | In January, 1922. | In December, 1922. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Licensed slaughterhouses | 13 | 10 | 9 |
Unsound Food.
116 boxes of Tomatoes ; one bag of Turnips; 4 tons and 11 cwts.
of Potatoes; three boxes of Apples; one crate of Bananas; five
cases of Pears; 24 tins of Peaches; five hampers of Wiches; five
trunks of Haddock; 763 lbs. of Cod; three baskets of Crabs; one
box of Herrings; one box of Whiting ; one box of Soles ; one trunk
of Skate; 22 lbs. of Hake; 88 lbs. of Beef; 312 lbs. of Pork; 600
Eggs, and 1,224 lbs. Chocolate were condemned at the request of the
owners, and the usual certificates granted.
Table LVI.
| Premises. | Number of Places. | Number of inspections, 1922. | Number of notices, 1922. | Number of prosecutions, 1922. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On register at end of 1921. | Added in 1922. | Removed in 1922. | On register at end of 1922. | ||||
| Milk premises | 240 | 43 | 45 | 238 | 561 | 19 | .. |
| Cowsheds | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | 12 | .. | .. |
| Slaughterhouses | 10 | .. | 1 | 9 | 122 | .. | .. |
| Other offensive trade premises | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | 53 | 1 | .. |
| Ice cream premises | 316 | 30 | 22 | 324 | 366 | 26 | .. |
| Registered houses let in lodgings | 292 | .. | .. | 292 | 545 | 6* 429† | .. 1 |
* For overcrowding.
† For other conditions.